[Toddsterpatriot]

I bought $10,000 of that 5% bill and received $526 interest, instead of $500. An outrage!

I bought $100 of goods and the sales tax added was $30, instead of the advertised 23%. That is an outrage.

[baybabe]

Ah, but you’ve missed the point completely. That $100 of goods (under the income tax system) will now be $90 ... and you don’t pay an added tax of $30. Your effective tax rate would be something like 11% so you’d pay a total of $100 (tax inclusive) - and you only pay that if the item is taxable.